Manny Diaz relayed an anecdote about Florida trailing 21-3 in the first half against Vanderbilt and rallying for a 37-27 victory over the Commodores. He compared it to the Miami Football team’s loss to Virginia on the same day when Diaz implied that the Hurricanes did not compete enough to earn the road victory.
Miami’s lack of intensity and focus was often called into question by Hurricanes fans and the media during Mark Richt’s three-year tenure as head coach. Richt did a lot of crucial things during his three-year tenure leading the Miami football program but last year’s performance was far below expectations.